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Ona

American  
[oh-nuh] / ˈoʊ nə /

noun

  • Onas,
    plural
  • Ona
    plural
  1. a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.

  2. a female given name.


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Among them are England linchpin Georgia Stanway - on a free from Bayern Munich - and Ona Batlle, the former Manchester United full-back and multiple Champions League winner from Barcelona.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Arsenal have had a busy transfer window as they prepare for the 2026-27 Women's Super League season, with Georgia Stanway, Ona Batlle, Selina Cerci, Geraldine Reuteler and Lisa Baum all reinforcing Renee Slegers' squad.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Wael Hana, 40, entered the plea at a hearing before Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in federal court in Manhattan.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2023

Three of those players - Ona Batlle, Aitana Bonmatí and Mariona Caldentey - reconciled with the federation and were at the World Cup.

From Washington Times Aug. 20, 2023

“All right,” said Mother, taking some food to Ona.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

To find primitive virtues, the ethnologist must go all the way to the Onas, who lived in cold Tierra del Fuego.

From Time Magazine Archive

Raf Vallone, as her ship-tycoon husband, is healthily Hellenic in a role with obvious overtones of Onas sisism.

From Time Magazine Archive

We tried for three days to sneak Onas baby out, but the guard stood near whenever the doors were open.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

At present we are at a private Conference about News, and have something of this Sort to mention to our Brother Onas.'

From The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742 To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies by Thomas, George, Sir

And when, years afterwards, they heard that Onas was dead, they sent his widow a characteristic message of sympathy, accompanied by a present of beautiful furs.

From A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds by Boreham, Frank

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